Makers gallery and resources
A space for the makers, sewists, crafters and creative souls bringing these designs to life in their own way.
A space for the makers, sewists, crafters and creative souls bringing these designs to life in their own way.
Browse community creations, discover ideas for your next project, and explore a growing collection of patterns, tutorials, resources and gentle creative encouragement.
Whether you’re sewing your very first tea towel or working on something beautifully ambitious, I hope this space inspires you to make something that feels meaningful to you.
If you create something with Carmel Joy fabric or artwork, I’d truly love to see it. You’re welcome to tag me on Instagram @carmel_joy_art or send a photo to hello@carmeljoy.com.au to be featured in the community gallery.
Hand Towels
Design: Floral Line on Alcohol Ink
Fabric: Poly Toweling from Cloth Cuts
Makers Comments: Since this is toweling, the fabric is a bit thicker so I did a mitred corner.
Tea Towel
Design: Floral Line on Alcohol Ink
Fabric: Linen from Cloth Cuts
Makers Comments: I love the linen! If I made this again, I think i would make sure to start with a bigger section of fabric, after the double seam, it gets quite small.
Tea Towel
Design: Trailing Gum in Colour Splash
Fabric: Bamboo Muslin from Cloth Cuts
Makers Comments: Although soft and absorbent, I probably wouldn’t use the bamboo muslin for tea towels again, I would go for a cotton or linen with a bit more structure, and keep the muslin for baby wraps or scarves.
Check out the ever-growing collection of resources below to help with your next project
Free pattern generation website: freesewing.eu
FreeSewing is open source software to generate bespoke sewing patterns, loved by home sewers and fashion entrepreneurs alike.
Join the slow fashion revolution and enjoy clothes that fit you. Bascially, you just sign in, add your measurements and voila.
Tilda's World
Free project patterns designed to spark your creativity. Find patterns for quilts, pillows, stockings, softies, and more. Each set of patterns is connected to a Tilda Fabric collection.
Initiative Handarbeit
“For everyone who is passionate about knitting, sewing, crocheting, or embroidery – and for everyone who wants to learn. Our goal is to inspire even more people with our enthusiasm for handicrafts.”
This takes you to their free sewing patterns. But this German-based site is great for knitting and all sorts of other handicrafts too.
Self Made
“…we exist for all creative people who enjoy the inspiration, the process of creation, curiosity and creativity in life.”
A Danish-based (don’t worry, Google can translate the website for you as you browse) group of creatives who have all sorts of resources for all sorts of creative hobbies, some for free some for sale. This tile link takes you straight to the free sewing patterns section of their website; the home page can be found here: selfmade.com.
The play-all-day dress: free girls’ dress pattern in 6 sizes
This free pdf sewing pattern is designed by Autumn to be the absolutely easiest way to make a basic knit dress for a girl. It comes in six different (kids’) sizes: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14.
Ready to make something of your own?
Begin with my free guide: 5 Ways to Make Space for Creativity.
© 2025 Carmel Joy
ABN: 98 518 058 710